LONDON, ON – A strike or lockout is a tense situation at the best of times, and public safety is put at risk when employers and politicians are able to use police as a weapon against workers, says CUPE 2361. Caretaking, landscape service, arena and trades workers at Western University have been on strike since…
TORONTO – Staff at SickKids Hospital organized a demonstration today, calling on the employer to join the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP). The call comes after workers became aware that their current pension will leave them retiring in poverty because the employer failed to contribute to the plan for decades. SickKids is set to…
Western workers, students and community supporters packed the square outside city hall in London, Ontario, today for a rally in support of CUPE 2361 members as they begin the third week of their strike. They were at city hall because London’s mayor, Josh Morgan, is an influential ex officio member of Western University’s Board of…
Members of CUPE Local 1559, representing workers at Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, have voted in favour of strike action, meaning that if a deal is not reached with the employer soon, public health services that many residents depend on could be disrupted. “We have been in negotiations with our employer since April,…
New analysis shows province faces a 13,800 shortfall of hospital beds by 2032 Ontario’s hospital capacity crisis will worsen in the coming years as government funding will fall short of even maintaining current levels of service, according to a new research report produced by CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE). Citing latest data on…
When we live through historic times, we may not always realize the wider significance of events happening around us. As summer turns to fall, Labour Day is always an opportunity to take stock of the point in history we all occupy, and of the role unions play in building power to help working people succeed.…
This week CUPE Ontario’s executive board members met for our annual planning retreat. The days we spent together gave us the time and opportunity to address, as a board, the events of the past two weeks. We discussed the actual and potential effects on CUPE members and on CUPE Ontario, and the various steps we…
LONDON, ON – A strike by caretaking, landscape service and trades workers is likely to disrupt move-in day at Western University, after management broke off contract talks on Wednesday, ahead of a deadline at midnight tonight. “We remain ready to negotiate, but the employer has dug in their heels and left the table. Unless they…
TORONTO – In response to new research showing that wealthy Ontarians are disproportionately benefiting from for-profit clinics, CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions is demanding the province halt public funding for private surgeries and invest in cataracts provided by public hospitals. A study by the Canadian Medical Associations Journal released yesterday says that surgical rates…
Details of tentative agreement to be released following ratification vote HAMILTON, ON – On August 21st, minutes after midnight, representatives from CUPE 5167 and Good Shepherd Centres Hamilton reached a tentative agreement on a new contract that will ensure labour peace until 2027. CUPE 5167 represents over 150 workers employed at Good Shepherd Family…
